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Miley Cyrus - Prisoner Chords

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ChordsAm, Em, F, Dm, G, E
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar E chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-1-0-0Guitar E chord diagram

[Opening]
[Am]Prisoner, prisoner, locked up, can’t get you [Em]off my mind, off my mind
Lord knows I tried a [F]million times, million times, oh woah
[Dm]Why can’t you, why can’t you just let me [Am]go?

[verse 2]
[Am]Strung out on a [Em]feeling, my hands are tied
[Am]Your face on my [Em]ceiling, I fantasize
[F]Oh, I can’t [Dm]control it, I can’t [Am]control it ([Em]I can’t control it)
[Am]I try to [Em]replace it with city lights
[Am]I’ll never [Em]escape it, I need the high
[F]Oh, I can’t [Dm]control it, I can’t [Am]control it (Control it, [Em]oh)

[chorus]
You keep making it [F]harder to [G]stay, but I [Am]still can’t run [E]away
I gotta [F]know why can’t you, why can’t you just let me go?

[verse 3]
[Am]Prisoner, prisoner, locked up, can’t get you [Em]off my mind, off my mind
Lord knows I tried a [F]million times, million times, oh woah
[Dm]Why can’t you, why can’t you just let me [Am]go?
[Am]Prisoner, prisoner, locked up, can’t get you [Em]off my mind, off my mind
Lord knows I tried a [F]million times, million times, oh woah
[Dm]Why can’t you, why can’t you just let me [Am]go?

[verse 4]
[Am]I tasted Heaven now I [Em]can’t live without it
[Am]I can’t forget you when your [Em]love is the loudest
[F]Oh, I can’t [Dm]control it, I can’t [Am]control it (Can’t co[Em]ntrol it)

[chorus]
You keep making it [F]harder to [G]stay (Oh I), but I [Am]still can’t run [E]away
I gotta [F]know why can’t you, why can’t you just let me go?

[verse 5]
[Am]Prisoner, prisoner, locked up, can’t get you [Em]off my mind, off my mind
Lord knows I tried a [F]million times, million times, oh woah
[Dm]Why can’t you, why can’t you just let me [Am]go?
[Am]Prisoner, prisoner, locked up, can’t get you [Em]off my mind, off my mind
Lord knows I tried a [F]million times, million times, oh woah
[Dm]Why can’t you, why can’t you just let me [Am]go?

[Closing]
[Am]Can’t get you [Em]off my mind, why can’t you just let [F]me go? Million times
I wanna know [Dm]why can’t you, why can’t you, I wanna know [Dm]why can’t you, why can’t you
I gotta know [Dm]why can’t you, why can’t you just let me go?

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ArtistMiley Cyrus
AlbumPlastic Hearts
GenresPop, Rock
Year2020
KeyAm

How to play Prisoner on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Miley Cyrus - Prisoner on guitar requires 6 chords and 9 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Prisoner uses these transitions most often: Am → Em (15), Em → F (11), and F → Dm (9). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Am - Em chord transition.

1. Am → Em chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

To move from Am to Em;

  1. While playing Am, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
Am to Em

2. Em → F chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from Em to F;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on E string fret 1.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.
Em to F

3. F → Dm chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram

To move from F to Dm;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  4. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
F to Dm

4. Dm → Am chord transition

Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

To move from Dm to Am;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
Dm to Am

5. F → G chord transition

To move from F to G;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

6. G → Am chord transition

To move from G to Am;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

7. Am → E chord transition

To move from Am to E;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.

8. E → F chord transition

To move from E to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

9. F → Am chord transition

To move from F to Am;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

Prisoner chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Prisoner.

  • Prisoner includes 57 chord transitions, 9 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Prisoner contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Prisoner connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → Em: 10%
    • Am → E: 1%
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (17%).
    • Em → Am: 12%
    • Em → F: 8%
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